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How to plot custom indicator result of higher timeframe on a lower timeframe chart?


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Zh_mingbo 2005.10.30 11:32 
for example:
if i calculate simple moving average on GBPUSD on 4h timeframe, i would get a result every four hours, suppose it was 1.7823 for 2005.10.28 16:00; 1.7815 for 2005.10.28 20:00. how can i plot the 4h result of SMA on a lower timeframe chart, such as 15min chart. thus from the 2005.10.28 16:00 to 2005.10.28 19:45, totally 4*4=16 bars have 1.7823 static plotted, from 2005.10.28 20:00 to 2005.10.28 23:45 totally 4*4=16 bars have 1.7815 static plotted.

how can i achieve the target?
and can i found a function in mql 4 to apply? like timeframexchange(CustomIndicator,4H),means calculate the self-defined indicator CustomIndicator for 4h timeframe, and plot the static result on recent lower timeframe chart.
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Shimodax 2005.10.30 14:32 

You can iCustom(NULL, PERIOD_4H, "MyIndicator", 0, iBarShift(PERIOD_4H, Time[shift]));



Markus
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Zh_mingbo 2005.10.30 15:22 

You can iCustom(NULL, PERIOD_4H, "MyIndicator", 0, iBarShift(PERIOD_4H, Time[shift]));

Markus



Dear Markus, thank you very much.

one more question:

if applying iCustom() function on MyIndicator as iCustom(NULL, PERIOD_4H, "MyIndicator", 0, iBarShift(PERIOD_4H, Time[shift])) to plot the result on a 15min chart, When a new 15min bar appear, whether the result be recalculated based on the lately 4*4=16 bars, and everytime a new 15min bar appear, a new result will be given?
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Shimodax 2005.10.30 15:39 

It is up to you to recalculate the. Your start() function will be called on every tick and which part of the chart you redraw is up to you.


Markus
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Zh_mingbo 2005.10.30 15:59 
and if the MyIndicator return two data like Bollinger Band. how to adjust the iCustom()
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Shimodax 2005.10.30 17:32 

You will need two calls. The mode parameter in the iCustom() call (parameter before the shift) controls which of the buffers you want to fetch from the other indicator.


Markus
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Zhoumingbo 2005.11.11 14:11 
THANKS, MARKUS.
IF I WANT TO DEVELOP USING MQL II IN METATRADER 3.8X. HOW TO DO THAT?
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Shimodax 2005.11.11 16:47 

Zhou

sorry, I hardly use MQ2. I don't know if it offers this function.


Markus
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davidwt 2005.11.12 08:00 
MT 3.x does not offer access to other time frames than the current chart.

Sorry, this may be just semantics, but actually the script has no say on how/when the chart draws. All one can do is set values in the indicator buffers and/or post objects to be drawn. MT does the actual instigation of the chart drawing.
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JForex 2009.03.13 23:02 
Shimodax :

You can iCustom(NULL, PERIOD_4H, "MyIndicator", 0, iBarShift(PERIOD_4H, Time[shift]));



Markus

Markus, wanted to thank you for pointing this out.

JForex.
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